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OCTOBER 3, 2023

In the latest battle over access to medicines, Colombian authorities have decided to issue a compulsory license for a needed HIV treatment, a step that underscores ongoing friction between the pharmaceutical industry and cash-strapped governments around the world. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

28 by the global health initiative Unitaid, looks into this issue, quantifying the environmental impact of 10 essential public health items.  But what happens when products that contribute to climate change also save lives — millions of them? A new report , published on Nov.   Read the rest…

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APRIL 29, 2024

Best of luck on your journey today and, of course, do keep in touch… MorphoSys is dealing with an emerging safety issue related to pelabresib, the experimental treatment for myelofibrosis and centerpiece of its proposed $3 billion acquisition by Novartis , STAT has learned.

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JANUARY 6, 2024

STAT now publishes selected Letters to the Editor received in response to First Opinion essays to encourage robust, good-faith discussion about difficult issues. “ There’s a public health crisis lurking in our data: the Census option ‘some other race ,’” by Juan Carlos Gonzalez Jr.

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JUNE 30, 2023

The five cases of malaria diagnosed in Florida and Texas in recent weeks — the first cases of local transmission in the United States in 20 years — have worried some residents and led state and federal officials to issue public alerts about the cluster of infections.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

It’s known that lead in the water supply has severe health effects, including brain damage in children and heart and liver issues in adults. The proposal to strengthen its Lead and Copper Rule , issued on Nov. ”  It took some improvement to get there, though.

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MAY 7, 2024

But new ways of identifying and testing therapies, a more precise understanding of disease, and a renewed sense of urgency to address longstanding public health issues could change that dynamic, life science leaders argued this week.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

He found out when Sanofi issued a public statement. When Sanofi terminated its partnership with Maze Therapeutics this week to develop an experimental drug for Pompe disease, Maze CEO Jason Coloma did not learn the news in a conference call with the French pharma giant or even an email. Responding to the U.S.

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JULY 27, 2023

Moments after McConnell experienced what appeared to be an abrupt medical issue on Wednesday — freezing and remaining silent for about 20 seconds during a press conference, then showing signs of disorientation — he was led away by aides while cameras rolled. Read the rest…

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Although the official statement did not include the particular type of cancer, it closed by noting that, “His Majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.”

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In a long-overdue move, the federal Office of Science and Technology Policy has issued guidance on making federally supported research and publications available to all without delay or embargo. These issues must be considered as this policy takes shape. Read the rest…

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JANUARY 25, 2024

They would be the first subpoenas issued by the Senate HELP committee in more than 40 years, if the vote happens and goes in Chair Bernie Sanders’ favor. Bernie’s subpoena showdown We’re less than a week away from a scheduled vote on subpoenaing the CEOs of two drugmakers, J&J and Merck. Sanders (I-Vt.)

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The World Health Organization announced Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic remains a public health emergency, but signaled strongly that it believes it may be able to lift that designation in coming months. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accepted their recommendation.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Doctors’ lobbyists in Washington tend to focus their energies on ensuring Medicare pays well, and on issues like so-called scope of practice laws. But even back then, the AMA predicted further federal movement on the issue would need “careful monitoring, because it would represent the beginning of a broader movement.”

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MARCH 1, 2024

in 2020, many institutions confronted their own histories of racism, lack of diversity, and failures to consider the impact of structural inequities on public health. In the aftermath of the police murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests across the U.S.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The International Trade Commission issued an import ban against Apple Watches in October after finding the blood oxygen feature too similar to Masimo’s. The company is continuing to appeal the ITC ban, but today’s decision is still a setback in Apple’s mission to establish its watch as a necessary public health tool.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Improving diversity in the nation’s physician workforce is a public health imperative. Simply going tuition-free cannot address entrenched issues of racial and socioeconomic disparities in medical school admissions. But the truth is more complicated than that. Read the rest…

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The class action suit, filed on behalf of deceased patients who had a UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan and their families by the California-based Clarkson Law Firm, follows the publication of a STAT investigation Tuesday.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

As demand for Ozempic and Wegovy surges, a little-noticed warning about the medicines was issued recently by regulators. The notice raised an important question: To what extent should the public be concerned? Wegovy is approved for weight loss, while Ozempic is prescribed for diabetes and is also sometimes used to treat obesity.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

A South African court ruled the government must disclose contracts signed with pharmaceutical companies for Covid-19 vaccines, a victory for advocates who alleged that authorities may have overpaid for the shots and that the lack of transparency masked pharmaceutical profits at the public’s expense.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

At issue is the Enbrel medication sold by Amgen for treating rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments. But Public Citizen maintains Medicare officials should consider the ongoing cost of the patenting tactics when negotiating a price.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Just one week after the season finale of the HBO show “The Last of Us,” about a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungal infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning about Candida auris spreading in U.S. auris infects people whose immune systems are already weakened due to other health issues.

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JULY 25, 2023

A hearing began in a South Africa court on Tuesday to determine whether the government overpaid for Covid-19 vaccines, an allegation made by advocacy groups who contend that a lack of transparency may have masked pharmaceutical profits at the public’s expense. The contracts, however, have never been publicly disclosed.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration is following through on its promise to regulate more health software tools, starting with a public reprimand of Johnson & Johnson’s heart pump company, Abiomed. The agency also took issue with Abiomed’s failure to report various problems with its heart pumps.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

At issue is the extent to which antibiotics are given to these livestock to prevent and treat disease — a practice that has contributed to an alarming rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria in humans. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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AUGUST 24, 2023

News & World Report   recently issued its 2023-24 Best Hospitals ratings. In very public ways, many colleges, law schools, and medical schools have declined to participate in the U.S. The ratings come at a time of increased scrutiny and skepticism of ranking systems.

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MARCH 23, 2023

surgeon general Jerome Adams has emerged as a leading voice on public health and issues of equity in medicine from his new position as executive director of health equity initiatives at Purdue University, in his home state of Indiana. LOUIS — Anesthesiologist and former U.S.

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MARCH 1, 2023

The moves come amid a public and political uproar over the price of insulin. Previous moves by the industry have been largely viewed as insufficient and haven’t dulled the controversy around the issue. It also expanded its program to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 for people who do have health insurance.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, speaks with Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, to discuss current issues in oncology, including drug shortages and patient access.

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APRIL 12, 2023

The White House on Wednesday issued an unprecedented warning about xylazine , the veterinary tranquilizer increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply. In Philadelphia, especially , it has caused a public health crisis by causing overdoses and painful, dangerous skin wounds in people who inject drugs adulterated with xylazine.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for the first at-home test that can detect flu and Covid-19 — but for the test’s maker, Lucira, the long-anticipated authorization may have taken too long. The company filed for bankruptcy on Feb.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

We are at the point in the Medicare Advantage Discourse where health insurers have convinced themselves, and are continuing to try to convince the public, that MA saves taxpayers oodles of money. The verdict from experts on this extremely in-the-weeds issue: Don’t buy it. Read the rest…

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

No new treatments to combat the major public health issue of alcohol use disorder (AUD), have been brought to market for ten years - and with half of heavy drinkers refusing the abstinence route, new drug could be the answer.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, the drug’s maker, has expressed public confidence in the data supporting approval. 26 to issue a ruling on the Apellis drug, three months longer than originally anticipated. Investors are more divided. The agency has until Feb.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

Too often, the manufacturers — Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk — do not understand the extent to which the public and private sectors in many poorer countries can afford insulin, the report found.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino sued Data Colada following their public allegations of research misconduct against her — a move data manipulation researchers said has had a chilling effect on the field , The Harvard Crimson says.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

A behind-the-scenes feud over a drug development program erupted into public view as Nektar Therapeutics filed a lawsuit accusing Eli Lilly of undermining a project in favor of another deal.

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